Health

The announcement that the former president has an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer sparked many questions about the disease. Here's what to know.

LEWISBURG — A registered nurse at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg took fentanyl and midazolam home for personal use and replaced the medication with saline over four months, according to the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General.

The surgical center will focus on hernia repairs, cataract surgeries and colonoscopy screenings for the uninsured, entirely for free.

The test would help identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday implored Democrats and Republicans in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass legislation expanding the attorney general’s authority to block hospital mergers and acquisitions by private equity firms, urging action in a visit to Delaware County where a single investment management company shuttered four hospitals within three years.

LEWISBURG — Tanya Milheim wasn’t sure it was justifiable for her to have a new beginning.

The precise contours of cuts to Medicaid are being hammered out in the GOP-controlled U.S. House.

PFAS are man-made chemicals that don’t easily break down in nature, and can increase the risk of health conditions such as cancer.

NEW BERLIN — Six students at SUN Area Technical Institute in New Berlin presented potential logos for a nonprofit that focuses on protecting older adults through advocacy, education and awareness.

May is Trauma Awareness Month, which highlights survivors and the professionals who help them.